GameChangingTechnology It’sLessComplicatedThanYouThink

ProgramDescription Male infertility affects up to twelve percent of the world’s male population. Current methods to diagnose male infertility are labor-intensive, expensive, and laboratory-based. Stigma against male infertility hinders many men from getting tested especially in resource-limited African countries.

Dr. Shafiee’s lab is developing a smartphone-based point-of-care semen analyzer. A semen sample can be automatically analyzed in ~5 seconds and abnormal semen samples based on WHO guidelines can be identified with ~98% accuracy.

The Foley catheter is among the most com-monly used (~30,000,000 per year in the U.S.) but dreaded medical devices. It is a necessity for the drainage of urine and for monitoring urine output, but is associated with pain and infection.

The Toroidal Foley, being developed by Dr. Massicotte and colleagues, glides without friction while in and out of the body, minimizing catheter pain and decreasing infection-prone trauma to the delicate mucus membranes of the urinary tract.

Major impact can come not only fromground-breakingscientificdiscoveries,butalsofromnew applicationsofexistingtechnologiesthatwerepreviouslyoverlooked.Inthisforumwepresentthreesuchhighlyingeniousapplicationsofavailabletechnologyofferingvastimprovementsinmedicaldiagnosisortreatment.

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The ProstaMetric® System is a CE marked medi-cal device that accurately and with high repeat-ability measures prostate volume. Its output is instantly available, and, when taken together with other quantifiable risk factors, contributes significantly to the determination of a proper course of treatment for men with prostate dis-ease.

ProstaMetric will significantly reduce the cost of diagnosing prostate disease by reducing the number of prostate biopsies and MRI procedures that are performed.

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HadiShafiee,Ph.D. AssistantProfessor BrighamandWomen’sHospital Harvard Medical School

Dr. Shafiee’s lab aims to integrate biology/medicine with micro- and nanotechnology to develop innovative tools and solve unmet clinical problems.

This team consists of 15 postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate students, and graduate students. Applications for their work include infectious disease diagnostics and treatment monitoring for global health, vaccine delivery, personalized cancer immunotherapy, and infertility diagnostics.

His lab is particularly interested in developing

point-of-care diagnostics through utilizing advanc-es in consumer electronics, nanotechnology, and optical/electrical/magnetic sensing modalities.

His work has been recognized by diverse and well respected publications including (among others) ScienceNewsline, nanowerk, physorg, EurekAlert, ScienceDaily, Nature World News, Science World Report, Med Device Online, Azonano, Engadget, Popular Science, Device Space, Product Design & Development, and HCP Live.

Dr. Shafiee’s lab is funded through national, international, and institutional awards including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

PresentersChristopherGrantLaFarge President&CEOofMedicaMetrixMedicaMetrix is a medical device company focused on producing urological medical devices with demonstrated “comparative effectiveness”, i.e. that reduce the cost of healthcare while improving clinical outcomes.Mr. LaFarge is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully started, financed, and grown four companies in the energy, agribusiness, management consulting, and healthcare industries.

For these startups he raised more than $14 million in equity financing. He structured a turnaround for an international economic development consulting firm and has significant international work experience, including assignments in East Africa, Southwest Asia, and Europe.Mr. LaFarge was trained in biology at Harvard College and spent four years doing research at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Hospital. He received an MBA and MFS from Yale and holds seven patents.

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J.MathieuMassicotte,M.D. Co-FounderToroidSurgicalDr. Massicotte is a urologist in private practice and an inventor. Mat graduated from Holy Cross College as a physics major and taught high school math before attending Yale University School of Medicine. He received his surgical training at the

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the Lahey Clinic Medical Center. In 2015, he co-founded ToroidSurgical, a company dedicated to the development of medical devices based upon rotating toroidal balloons.

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JohnLibertino,M.D. SrVPClinicalBusinessDevelopment Emerson Hospital MedicaMetrixBoard

John is an internationally respected urologic surgeon having authored or edited 3 textbooks of urology and a 12 volume series entitled International Perspectives in Urology.

GeoffMoodie,Ph.D.PrincipalScientist GetingeGroup

He has written more than 50 textbook chapters and published more than 200 peer reviewed ar-ticles in the urologic and surgical literature.

In addition to his surgical career Dr. Libertino was the CEO of the Lahey Clinic and its Medical Cen-ter, and still serves on their Board of Trustees. He continues to serve as a Professor of Urology at the Tufts University School of Medicine.

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